546. Dua for Dying Person (Masnun Dua)

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Exhort to recite:

Dua for Dying Person in Arabic

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ

Dua for Dying Person English Transliteration

Laa 'ilaaha 'illAllah

Dua for Dying Person English Translation

There is none worthy of worship but Allah.

Hadith about the Dua

Arabic Text

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ، فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ بِشْرٍ، - قَالَ أَبُو كَامِلٍ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، - حَدَّثَنَا عُمَارَةُ بْنُ غَزِيَّةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، بْنُ عُمَارَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ لَقِّنُوا مَوْتَاكُمْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ ‏" ‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Exhort to recite" There is no god but Allah" to those of you who are dying. [Muslim: 916]

Frequently Ask & Question

Muslims say Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un and pray for forgiveness and mercy for the person who died. They give kind words to the family and remind everyone life is short.

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